Laboratory experiment

• What is a strength of laboratory experiments?

  Establish cause and effect relationships
• How do laboratory experiments ensure confidence in results?

  IV causes changes in the DV
• Why are laboratory experiments designed to be standardised?

  To allow replication by other researchers
• What can other researchers do with standardised laboratory experiments?

  Repeat and gain similar findings
• What advantage do laboratory experiments have regarding variables?

  Variables are easier to control
• What does controlling variables in a laboratory setting help ensure?

  Results are not confounded by unknown factors
• What is a limitation of laboratory experiments regarding ecological validity?

  Lack of ecological validity
• How does the use of laboratory experiments affect their application?

  Use is limited
• What is a challenge in laboratory experiments related to bias?

  Bias is hard to eliminate completely